Ointment for Congealed Blood

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name Bay leaves Rosemary Lavender Marjoram Sage Red Mint Yarrow Costus Wormwood St. Johns wort Greater Plantain Lesser Plantain Agrimony Bugloss Rue Rose Tansy

Latin Laurus nobilis Rosmarinus officinalis Lavendula officinalis Oreganum marjorana Salvia officinalis Mentha cardiaca Achillea millefolium Saussurea lappa Artemisia absinthum Hypericum perforatum Plantago majus Plantago lanceolata Agrimonia eupatoria Anchusa officinalis Ruta graveolens Rosa gallica Tanacetum vulgare Amount 1 handful ea. 2 handfuls ea. 1⁄2 handful

Preparation:

Cut and boil them all in oil until crisp, strain, then add wax and form an ointment.

Function:

Moves Qi and Blood, clears Stasis, relieves Inflammation, eases Pain

Use:

1. Bruising
2. Trauma
3. Hemotoma
4. Tightness of the Sinews
5. Acute Inflammations
6. Muscular Pain

Dose:

apply topically

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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